states today. >> reporter: the congressman's attempted intervention on abortion regulations in d.c. prompted many city residents to call ironically for more constituent service. >> i live in the district and i'm so glad mr. franks is so into taking care of all of our urban problems. one thing he could do is make sure there's continued federal funding for the metro. aarp eugene kinlow brought a for the -- >> reporter: eugene kinlow brought a photo about a pothole. >> he might as well take care of these potholes, too. >> reporter: some came to get the arizona congressman to intervene on confusing parking regulations. many referred to the arizona republican as mayor franks. >> one thing he can deal with is the anacostia river. it's dirty. it needs to be cleaned and i brought that plunger along to give to mayor franks so that he could help plunge the river. >> reporter: congressman trent franks sees the office was closed for the day. the house is on recess, although most other offices were staffed. the protestors tried to leave their ironic suggestions on the door of the arizona congres